Problematizing munchausen by proxy

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dc.contributor.advisorS w a r t z , Sally
dc.contributor.authorDe Beer, Maresa
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-06T09:13:07Z
dc.date.available2023-09-06T09:13:07Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.date.updated2023-09-06T09:12:35Z
dc.description.abstractThe study critically examines the psychiatric phenomenon of Munchausen by Proxy/Factitious Disorder by froxy. It provides a comprehensive examination of the literature, indicating the disagreement$ and lacunae. A critique of the literature is offered, with particular focus on the lack of attention to the historical and social predeterminations of Munchausen by Proxy, its diagnostic construction, its validity as a syndrome, the inadequacy of the clinical data, the recursively of the literature and its concomitant lack of attention to contextual factors contributing to the emergence of the phenomenon. A case history is used to illustrate the dominant practices and discourses as well as the difficulties encountered in the clinical work. The study concludes with some questions raised by such cases and offers a few suggestions regarding the contribution of the clinical psychologist in addressing these questions.
dc.identifier.apacitationDe Beer, M. (2000). <i>Problematizing munchausen by proxy</i>. (). ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38406en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDe Beer, Maresa. <i>"Problematizing munchausen by proxy."</i> ., ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38406en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDe Beer, M. 2000. Problematizing munchausen by proxy. . ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38406en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - De Beer, Maresa AB - The study critically examines the psychiatric phenomenon of Munchausen by Proxy/Factitious Disorder by froxy. It provides a comprehensive examination of the literature, indicating the disagreement$ and lacunae. A critique of the literature is offered, with particular focus on the lack of attention to the historical and social predeterminations of Munchausen by Proxy, its diagnostic construction, its validity as a syndrome, the inadequacy of the clinical data, the recursively of the literature and its concomitant lack of attention to contextual factors contributing to the emergence of the phenomenon. A case history is used to illustrate the dominant practices and discourses as well as the difficulties encountered in the clinical work. The study concludes with some questions raised by such cases and offers a few suggestions regarding the contribution of the clinical psychologist in addressing these questions. DA - 2000_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Clinical Psychology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2000 T1 - Problematizing munchausen by proxy TI - Problematizing munchausen by proxy UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38406 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/38406
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDe Beer M. Problematizing munchausen by proxy. []. ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38406en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.subjectClinical Psychology
dc.titleProblematizing munchausen by proxy
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMA
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